has trazodone alone helped anyone for anxiety, or do you need something else also?

Im on trazodone , along with xanax, for my anxiety symptoms for two weeks now. i was only on a small dose of 25 to 50 mg for sleep. i went to a different dr, who said to up it to 100 mg, and that would help the anxiety/depression. I guess I have to wait and see, but was wondering, would that alone do it. everyone says they just use it as a sleep aid, along with an ssri (which i am dreading to take). Its been two weeks (on the low dosage) and i still have the same anxiety symptoms as when I started (headaches, nausea and hot flushes), so im wondering if it will ever work to traet the anxiety or if i am wasting my time. Id appreciate any insight or hearing anyones experiences. Thanks alot, maria k

I have used both trazadone and xanax on and off for the past 5 1/2 years. The Xanax was more for the anxiety than the trazadone. I get very anxious when I don't get enough sleep. I worry that I'm not going to fall asleep or stay asleep, therefore, just making it worse. When I do this I tend not to sleep and get very anxious. The trazadone as you noted is really more for sleeping. I haver never used 100mg. I've used 50mg and 25mg. What I do if I can't sleep and I'm feeling anxious is take both together. I take either 50mg or 25mg of trazadone with .5mg of Xanax depending how badly I'm feeling. This has really worked for me. I'm also on antidepressants. The anxiety leads to depression which leads to more anxiety. It's like a vicious cycle. Once the anti-depressants "kick in", you probably won't need to use the Trazadone and/or Xanax on a daily basis. It usually takes about 6 weeks for the antidepressants to take full effect. I know how miserable anxiety can make a person. It's a horrible feeling. If you're not on antidepressants I recommend you get on them. Then you won't need the other meds. only periodically.

mariak wrote:

Im on trazodone , along with xanax, for my anxiety symptoms for two weeks now. i was only on a small dose of 25 to 50 mg for sleep. i went to a different dr, who said to up it to 100 mg, and that would help the anxiety/depression. I guess I have to wait and see, but was wondering, would that alone do it. everyone says they just use it as a sleep aid, along with an ssri (which i am dreading to take). Its been two weeks (on the low dosage) and i still have the same anxiety symptoms as when I started (headaches, nausea and hot flushes), so im wondering if it will ever work to traet the anxiety or if i am wasting my time. Id appreciate any insight or hearing anyones experiences. Thanks alot, maria k

TRAZODONE does help with anxiety...i notice that when i take 100 mg at night of it i can get threw alot of my day with out my klonapin...right now i have run out of klonapin and i am ok...uncomfortable but ok....i have one left and im trying to spare it...also alcohol helps numb the withdrawls..so right now im drinking wine and hoping i wont need to take my last pill.
i have the worst anxiety there is to have so anyone reading this with my prob shd def get on trazodone...it really helps maintain anxiety and withdrawls a little bit

If I were you I would stop taking Trazodone. It has helped me with my insomnia like no other drug. But it also will give me a major emergency room migraine if I miss it just one time! It used to throw me into a nice hypo if I missed now its horrible and I am afraid to NOT take it but I am going to find away to get off it. It has made me gain weight, has not helped with my eyes as I have type 1 2 and 3 Rosacea. Given me nausea, tremors and migraines if I miss it. To me this is NOT a good drug if it is controlling my brain in such a way to cause these terrible symptoms.
Walk away while you still can!

Trazodone is a horrible drug. It makes me so dizzy and nauseous when I take it that I have no choice but to go lay down. Even while laying down, this drug doesn't help me fall asleep. It just makes me lethargic. I am taking 200MG of Trazodone and still have the worst insomnia I've ever had in my life. It takes me on average five to eight hours to fall asleep each night and its miserable. The side effects of Trazodone are too terrible. I seriously get so dizzy and nauseous I can barely breath. It increases heart rate and it starts pounding in my ears. I hate this junk but my Dr. won't let me take anything else.

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TRAZODONE does help with anxiety...i notice that when i take 100 mg at night of it i can get threw alot of my day with out my klonapin...right now i have run out of klonapin and i am ok...uncomfortable but ok....i have one left and im trying to spare it...also alcohol helps numb the withdrawls..so right now im drinking wine and hoping i wont need to take my last pill. i have the worst anxiety there is to have so anyone reading this with my prob shd def get on trazodone...it really helps maintain anxiety and withdrawls a little bit

Mixing TRAZODONE and ALCOHOL is extemely ill advised. TRAZODONE is a trycyclic and interacts strongly with alcohol, usually resulting in death. If you're suicidal, keep in mind that the effects of such a death include your respiratory system shutting down followed by vomiting. Unless youre into slowly choking to death on your own vomit, I would avoid mixing TRAZODONE and ALCOHOL. Cool story anyway, bro.